With ICE surge spreading across state, rumors and anxiety grow in greater Minnesota
Reports of federal agents conducting arrests has some residents on edge in cities and rural communities.
January 14, 2026
Hundreds clash with ICE outside Somali mall in St. Cloud
People blocked federal agents’ vehicles in the parking lot outside several Somali-owned businesses.
January 12, 2026
Little Falls truck manufacturer will close, lay off 56 workers
Indiana-based Wabash National plans to cease operations at the facility by this spring.
January 6, 2026
Greg Thayer, former Twins pitcher from St. Cloud, dead at 76
He pitched in 20 games for his home-state team in 1978 after a standout college career at St. Cloud State.
December 20, 2025
St. Cloud woman admitted capacity to kill before fatally stabbing boyfriend, prosecutors say
The 23-year-old woman said “something in my head got triggered,” according to murder charges.
December 10, 2025
Review: He had to move away from Minnesota to begin to figure it out
Local nonfiction: “Greater Minnesota” travelogue details a home-grown returnee’s conversion.
AuthoredChristopher Vondracek
AuthoredChristopher VondracekDecember 3, 2025
Minnesota Catholic priest accused of sexual, physical and psychological abuse of woman
Diocese leadership had suspicions of “inappropriate boundaries” nearly two years before charges were filed.
November 28, 2025
Human remains found in wooded area near St. Cloud
Evidence indicates the remains had been there for a “substantial period of time,” officials said.
November 21, 2025
Patrol IDs driver who sped through roundabout while fleeing St. Cloud police, crashed and died
The unlicensed driver hit a parked truck and a light pole, officials said.
November 19, 2025
Next president named at St. Cloud State University
Gregory Tomso, an administrator at the University of West Florida, is slated to start at SCSU in early January.
November 19, 2025
Three employees accused of embezzling $200,000 from central Minnesota city
The Clear Lake employees worked as city clerk, public works director and firefighters.
November 17, 2025
State Patrol: Alcohol now not a factor in off-duty St. Cloud police officer’s fatal crash with bus
The Patrol’s reversal falls in line with what the family and the police chief said soon after the collision.
November 13, 2025